parking and breakfast are free. amenities include 3 function rooms, and a restaurant offering sunday lunches. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 10:00 am. set in lickey hills park, this unassuming hotel in a 17th-century former coaching inn is next to a golf course, and is 2 miles from barnt green train station, and 6 miles from the chocolate tours at cadbury world. the plain rooms feature en suite bathrooms and tvs, as well as free wifi, park views, and tea and coffeemaking equipment Birmingham Airport 30 min
National Trust - Birmingham Back to Backs (27 min) Guided tours of 4 fully restored historic houses that show how life changed between 1840 and 1977. Clent Hills (16 min) Scenic set of hills featuring historic structures & seasonal nature walks to view bluebells. Cannon Hill Park (22 min) Tennis courts, bowling green, boats on the lake and walking trails in 120 acres of woodland. Cadbury World (16 min) Self-guided tours through colorful interactive displays about chocolate-making & Cadbury history. Thinktank Science Museum (30 min) Close encounters with technology past, present and future in family-friendly interactive displays. West Midland Safari Park (38 min) Landscaped park with 150-acre safari and other animals, plus theme park, discovery trail and events. National SEA LIFE Centre Birmingham (28 min) Family-friendly exhibits with a variety of sea creatures (most offer play areas & group packages). Black Country Living Museum (25 min) Exploration of life in an 1850s iron-working town, with a coal seam, forge, steam engine and shops. Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (28 min) Victorian building with domed Round Room showing Pre-Raphaelites, Staffordshire hoard and artefacts. The Birmingham Botanical Gardens (22 min) 16-acre site with exotic flora in elegant Victorian glasshouses, Bonsai garden and bird collection. Lickey Hills Country Park (5 min) Sprawling woodland with walking trails, a sculpture walk and over 380 species of flowering plants. Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Park (20 min) Small zoo with focus on endangered species, conservation and captive breeding. Library of Birmingham (26 min) Europe's largest public library is a modern, 31,000-sq-m. building with a cafe & a gift shop. Winterbourne House & Garden (20 min) Antiques and botanical gardens with 6,000 plants in Edwardian industrialist's grand country house. Dudley Zoo and Castle. (27 min) Walkthrough zoo in grounds with exotic mammals and reptiles, plus a farmyard area and face painting. |